Eli Lilly Breaks Ground on $5 Billion Goochland County Facility
Eli Lilly has officially broken ground on its $5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County, near Richmond. The 1 million square foot facility will focus on producing bioconjugate and monoclonal antibody medicines, creating…
Richmond Petersburg, VA, October 23, 2026 —
Eli Lilly has officially broken ground on a $5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at West Creek Business Park in Goochland County, near Richmond. The planned facility is described as covering 1 million square feet and is expected to focus on producing bioconjugate and monoclonal antibody medicines.
The project is expected to create approximately 650 permanent jobs, according to the information provided. No further details were provided about the positions, when hiring is expected to begin, or how the jobs will be distributed across the facility’s operations.
The announcement identifies the investment, location, planned size and production focus of the project. It does not provide a construction schedule, an expected opening date, or details about the contractors involved. The information also does not specify whether the facility will be built in phases or when manufacturing is expected to start.
Bioconjugate and monoclonal antibody medicines are the two categories of products identified for production at the site. No specific medicines, production volumes or patient groups were named in the information provided.
The groundbreaking marks a project milestone, but details about the next stages of construction and operations were not included. Eli Lilly’s stated plans include a $5 billion investment and a facility of 1 million square feet, with approximately 650 permanent jobs associated with the project. Further details, including timing and operational plans, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Jackie DiBartolomeo on richmondbizsense.com, see more information here.
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